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airborne fraction[edit | edit source]

The fractional amount of carbon dioxide, CO2, that remains in the gas phase relative to a given increase in the total amount of CO2 (atmosphere and ocean combined).

The relatively high solubility of CO2 in water causes it to partition more favorably in the oceans, and so any potential atmospheric increase is buffered.


The fractional amount of carbon dioxide, CO2, that remains in the gas phase relative to a given increase in the total amount of CO2 (atmosphere and ocean combined).

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